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Panel Approves Ridge for Homeland Security Post

By Pam Fessler
Published January 16, 2003 at 9:00 PM PST

A Senate committee unanimously recommends Tom Ridge be confirmed as head of the new Department of Homeland Security. A final Senate vote is anticipated next week. NPR's Pam Fessler reports.

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Pam Fessler is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk, where she covers poverty, philanthropy, and voting issues.
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